Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-06-17
State News.
HANCOCK.

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which commenced operations in 1873, has
done a steadily increasing amount of bust
ness from that time. Now they are turning
out $4,000 lines per week. from the finest
gan9ing line to the heaviest line used in
hallibut trawl fishing. Besides supplying
the home market they furnish large part OF
the supply of the British Provinces. The
factory is run by J. w. Dresser.
Grant, Eaton & Co of Green's Landing
| Deer ISLE are finishing their work for the
New York dock department and are about to
| close another contract of Sl7, 900. Goss
Small have contract from the H. r. B. Co.
and want more cutters.
| fine little steamer to be placed on Reed.
Pond, is now in process of construction al
| Camden. and will be completed about the Goth
inst The principal owners are DR.. W. M
Haines and Senator Hale. The boat will be
| named Boss Hale" in honor of Senate,
Hale's youngest son.
| The interior of St. Joseph's Catholic churct
in Ellsworth, is being beautifully frescoet
BY the we'll known church and house decora
tive artist, C. r. Shumaker. of Boston, who
so recently completed one of the finest Job.
| in the line of church decorations to be found
in any of our New England cities, on St
Johns Catholic church at Bangor. Mr.
Shumaker is an artist of excellent taste and
Judgment, in his line of business. and, beyond
a doubt, the interior of St. Joseph's church
when completed will be worthy of inspection
CUMBERLAND.
| Eben 7. Nutter, senior member Of the firm
| of Nutter. Kimball & Co. sugar importers and
dealers in coopersge at 4lS Fore street, was
| stricken with paralysis Wednesday evening
| and lies in a semi UT conscious condition al
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chances are thought to be against his recov.
cry, as he is a stout, f1eshv man 70 years of
| age. 1t is a rather singular coincidence that
a Swede named Apders Larsen, of the same
age as Mr.. Nutter and who had worked for
him several years died at his house Wednes-
day night.
KENNEBEC.
The Gardiner Home Journal says: A great
improvement has been made in the appear
ance of the Catholic church yard, at the
corner of School street and Lincoln avenue,
by taking away the fence, and grading and
turfng the grounds. - Arthur Wakefield
killed snake he saw swimming IN Horse
Shoe pond one day last week, that measured
five feet and eleven inches in length, and
four inches in diameter in the largest part.
The first meeting of the Waterville Loan
and Building Association was held last Sat
urdsy evening in Matthews Hall. Sub
| scriptions amounting to twenty thousand
dollars were received The money on hand
500, was loaned at cents premium. Sec
rotary Boothby will receive subscriptions at
any time.
YoRK.
| Another wire is being lung ~ the poles
| of the Ssco and BIddeford Electric Light
| Company in Ssco. II ia expected tina, the
work will be completed bv Thursday night
when power will be applied TO the two dyna-
mos The street lights and store lights vii
hereafter be run on separate and independe nj
circuits The change will not only be a
convenient one to the electric light men. but
it will be necessary in order to run the ihir
teen additional lights ordered at the June
meeting of the Ssco city council.
| DR. f. B. Hammond. Of Nashua, n. H..
who died last Tuesday. vas president of the
York Harhor Beach railroad; he wss also
| owner Of large amour; Of real estate If
York, including rhe hotel Bartlett ST Yorl
beach which fer several years has been con
| Quoted by Hcary E Erlas. vice president OF
the rslirosd Mr.. Evans advice has beer
| largely awaited Of 5v Or. Hammond and tbs
lstrer's decease viii cause no change in tn,
conduct OF the road. A construction trsiT
will be put on next week, and in spite O
rumors to the contrary the management ex
pect to hsve passenger trains running to III:
extremity of the line By the last of July